bsmphilly.com Topics: amineshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/amines/?utm_medium=RSS2014-09-03T17:41:02-05:00Letters to the Editor: September 3, 20142014-09-03T17:41:02-05:00Times Readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/sep/3/letters-editor-september-3-2014/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>Methadone can help</strong></p> <p>I believe Ms. Mullin should do a reality check on methadone and methadone clinics. Her diatribe really didn&rsquo;t have a single fully factual statement.</p> <p>For one, methadone clinics are either private like the Jefferson Methadone Clinic (<a href="http://www.jefferson.edu">www.jefferson.edu</a>) or the Girard Medical Center (<a href="http://www.nphs.com">www.nphs.com</a>) or state ...Councilman offers to fund methadone clinic fight2014-03-26T17:51:17-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/mar/26/councilman-offers-fund-methadone-clinic-fight/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>City Councilman Bobby Henon has pledged to cover the cost of the initial phase of the community&rsquo;s appeal seeking to bar a methadone clinic from opening on the Frankford Avenue commercial corridor, asking that they &ldquo;send me a bill.&rdquo;</p> <p>The Healing Way, which wants to open the clinic at Frankford ...Agreement reached in methadone clinic clash2014-03-05T17:01:19-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/mar/5/agreement-reached-methadone-clinic-clash/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Holmesburg Civic Association and some State Road businesses have entered into an agreement with NorthEast Treatment Centers that will allow for a methadone clinic to open in the neighborhood. The agreement follows a recent court victory by NET, which plans to open a clinic at 7520 and 7550 State ...Owners of proposed methadone clinic win court decision2014-02-06T18:07:23-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/feb/6/owners-proposed-methadone-clinic-win-court-decisio/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The owners of a proposed methadone clinic on State Road in Holmesburg last week won a big court ruling.</p> <p>Common Pleas Court Judge Ellen Green-Ceisler denied an appeal of a Zoning Board of Adjustment decision permitting a methadone clinic planned for 7520 and 7550 State Road.</p> <p>Frank Bennett, the pro ...Methadone clinic foes face court deadline2014-01-29T18:11:27-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/29/methadone-clinic-foes-face-court-deadline/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Common Pleas Court Judge Ellen Green-Ceisler is expected to rule soon in an appeal of a Zoning Board of Adjustment decision permitting a methadone clinic along State Road in Holmesburg.</p> <p>Frank Bennett is the pro bono lawyer representing the Holmesburg Civic Association and others in opposition to a clinic planned ...Neighbors vote ‘no’ to a proposed methadone clinic2013-11-20T17:32:03-05:00Mikala Jamisonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/nov/20/neighbors-vote-no-proposed-methadone-clinic2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The East Kensington community voted down 54-8 Kensington Hospital&rsquo;s proposal to move its methadone dispensary facility from its current location to one just over a block away, and closer to public transit and schools.&nbsp;</p> <p>The East Kensington Neighbors Association, the Norris Square Civic Association and Hope Street Neighbors for Better ...Methadone clinic foes vow to keep fighting2013-07-24T16:47:03-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jul/24/methadone-clinic-foes-vow-keep-fighting/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Opponents of a proposed methadone clinic at Frankford Avenue and Decatur Street last week took aim at the clinic&rsquo;s owners, the man leasing them the property and the judge who OK&rsquo;d the business.</p> <p>About 300 people gathered in the Abraham Lincoln High School auditorium on July 16 to protest The ...Methadone clinic opponents to hold public meeting2013-07-10T18:37:26-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jul/10/methadone-clinic-opponents-hold-public-meeting/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Opponents of a proposed methadone clinic at Frankford Avenue and Decatur Street in Holmesburg will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, July 16, at 6 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln High School.</p> <p>The meeting follows last month&rsquo;s ruling by Common Pleas Court Judge Idee C. Fox, who sustained an appeal of ...Concern in the community2013-02-06T14:21:00-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/feb/6/6755-concern-in-the-community.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A longtime Frankford activist and a veteran police commander last week told state legislators about their unpleasant dealings with methadone clinics.&nbsp;</p> <p>A short time later, a half-dozen people told the lawmakers that many methadone clinics are properly run and that they effectively wean addicts off drugs. The typical patient receives ...Zoning hearing begins for methadone clinic2013-01-30T12:43:00-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jan/30/6708-zoning-hearing-begins-for-methadone-clinic.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Back in February 2009, some 1,500 people turned out at Anne Frank Elementary School in Bustleton to oppose a planned methadone clinic at Grant Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard.</p> <p>NorthEast Treatment Centers would dispense methadone &mdash; which is used to wean people off drugs &mdash; to addicts living generally north of ...Frankford Ave. methadone clinic awaits ruling2012-12-12T11:48:00-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/dec/12/6461-frankford-ave-methadone-clinic-awaits-ruling.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Both sides of the controversial methadone clinic planned for Frankford Avenue and Decatur Street now await a ruling from Common Pleas Court Judge Idee C. Fox.</p> <p>Fox last week heard oral arguments from attorneys representing the clinic operator and neighbors who oppose the facility.</p> <p>At the conclusion of the hearing, ...Fight continues over planned methadone clinic2012-07-11T13:06:00-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/jul/11/5556-fight-continues-over-planned-methadone-clinic.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>Attorneys involved in the debate over the proposed methadone clinic in Holmesburg are preparing their case for the upcoming court appeal.</p> <p>Meanwhile, some neighbors want the planned operator to know that their opposition is as fierce as ever.</p> <p>A rally against the clinic, to be operated by The Healing ...‘It doesn’t conform with the neighborhood’2011-10-19T13:28:00-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/oct/19/3950-%E2%80%98it-doesn%E2%80%99t-conform-with-the-neighborhood%E2%80%99.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>State Sen. Mike Stack and state Rep. Kevin Boyle have introduced identical legislation that will ensure community involvement when a methadone clinic is proposed.</p> <p>The two lawmakers acted after seeing what Stack described as the &ldquo;clandestine&rdquo; actions of The Healing Way, which wants to open a clinic at 7900 Frankford ...An unhappy evening of ‘metha-drone’2011-08-03T14:39:00-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/aug/3/3496-an-unhappy-evening-of-%E2%80%98metha-drone%E2%80%99.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The 800 people who crowded into Abraham Lincoln High School&rsquo;s auditorium last week knew what local elected officials and civic leaders were going to say about a proposed methadone clinic at 7900 Frankford Ave.</p> <p>The politicos and activists strongly oppose an effort by an outfit called Healing Way to dispense ...Editorial: Stick it elsewhere2011-07-27T11:38:00-05:00 Editorialhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/jul/27/3446-editorial-stick-it-elsewhere.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Mayfair and Holmesburg remain relatively stable communities in Philadelphia&rsquo;s greatest section, the Great Northeast, so it should come as no surprise that the good folks who live and do business there &mdash; and the politicians who represent them &mdash; are coming out of the woodwork to prevent the area from ...